Syria

The focus is on reproductive health and gender-based violence

Country says new disclosures regarding secrecy which surrounds strike necessary due to sensitive security situation

Capture of the key city was a major win for Ankara and consolidates its control along its border in northern Syria

By working on separate secret talks with rebels, government’s 'divide and rule' tactics are beginning to bear fruit

Syria's civil war this week entered its eighth year with a complex conflict that has killed more than 350,000 people

Khatib is just one of many soldiers who were forced to get separated from their families in Eastern Ghouta

Onslaught has retaken 70 per cent of the area and killed nearly 1,260 civilians - a fifth of them children

29-page report is based on 454 interviews with survivors, relatives, eyewitnesses, defectors and medical staff

Regime forces assaults Hammuriyeh and are able to control parts of it, says Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Militia fighters used artillery to target the Turkish positions in the town of Marea

Turkish bombing raids killed 10 fighters loyal to the Syrian government

Killed include 106,390 civilians, of which 19,811 were children and 12,513 women, according to British observatory

Mattis said he did not currently have clear evidence of any recent chlorine gas attacks

Shelling and air strikes slams Douma trapping residents inside their basements for hours

Eastern Ghouta's 400,000 inhabitants are living under government siege since 2013

Sixty nine per cent continue languishing in extreme poverty

Seek supplies or stay inside? Civilians trapped in underground shelters in a constant dilemma

Trucks are waiting outside Eastern Ghouta, will deliver food

The onslaught has since taken more than 50 per cent of Eastern Ghouta and killed some 850 civilians

Middle Eastern countries are among the worst in the world for unequal pay between men and women

Forty-six aid trucks entered the area on Monday but deliveries were interrupted due to heavy bombardment

Human Rights observatory says, 805 civilians including 178 children have been killed

Initial information suggested the crash may have been caused by a technical fault

Ankara controls by further east in northern Syria

Russian defence ministry allows rebels to leave with
their families and personal weapons

UN Human Rights Council orders investigators to examine latest wave of violence against civilians in Eastern Ghouta

Aid for tens of thousands of people on its way to Eastern Ghouta

Netanyahu awaits a decision by Israel’s attorney general on whether to indict him

Washington accuses Moscow of ignoring UN Security Council resolution calling for a 30-day cessation of hostilities

Only one small convoy with supplies for 7,200 people has been allowed to Ghouta so far

Russia-backed regime forces kill 640 civilians since February

Putin's latest remarks about arms developments has sparked concern

No sign of agreement on further convoys

Attack makes thursday one of the deadliest days for Ankara since its cross-border operation against YPG

Mohammad Fadhl Akram, 73, and his wife Saghran Bibi have been evacuated to Damascus

Bombardment quietened since the Kremlin ordered a daily "humanitarian pause" but no residents left home

Top UN officials for humanitarian aid and political affairs lash out at Security Council members over 'inaction'

Airstrikes, shelling, and ground offensive continue in Syria

600 civilians have been killed in 10 days of air strikes

the first day of a five-hour daily was marred by violence that saw seven people killed

Actor posts a heartfelt message on Instagram

Tehreek-e-Labaik and Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba gather outside Lahore Press Club

Observers question how much of a withdrawal has actually taken place

Ankara says the YPG and PYD are "terrorist" extensions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)

More than 550 civilians almost a quarter of them children have been killed

Mahira Khan and Mawra Hocane amongst others shared their concerns

The strikes were around the village of Al-Shaafah on Sunday

If we do not see any cessation of hostilities, there won’t be any decent flow of humanitarian relief

UN chief describes Eastern Ghouta bombardment as hell on Earth

Human Rights says 14 civilians suffered breathing difficulties after airstrikes